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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the volta of "The Windhover"?
(a) Between lines 12 and 13.
(b) Between lines 11 and 12.
(c) Between lines 8 and 9.
(d) Between lines 4 and 5.

2. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?
(a) Anticipation.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Awe.
(d) Pride.

3. What would it mean to have "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?
(a) To have stood up to and turned away its advance.
(b) To have abruptly and rudely responded to it.
(c) To have used rapid movements to shine or polish it.
(d) To have brushed against its force and been knocked back.

4. What does line 10 say "Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume" do "here" (line 9)?
(a) Break.
(b) Buckle.
(c) Stir.
(d) Soar.

5. What is the common name of the titular bird?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Kite.
(c) Osprey.
(d) Kestrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "sillion" (line 12)?

2. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?

3. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "A" lines?

4. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?

5. What technique is employed in the line 9 phrase "oh, air, pride, plume, here"?

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